vt.

1. 关闭；盖上；合上
   She closed the door softly.

   她轻轻地关上门。

2. 关（商店等）；封闭（道路等）
   The street has been closed for two days.

   这条街已被封闭两天了。

3. （尤指永久性地）关闭（学校、医院等）[（+down）]
   The company has decided to close down its three branches in Europe.

   该公司已决定关闭它在欧洲的三个分公司。

4. 结束；结清（帐目）；商定（交易）
   I have closed my account at that bank.

   我已结清了我在该银行的帐户。

   The conference was closed on June 10.

   会议于六月十日结束。

5. 使靠拢；使愈合
   The surgeon closed the incision with stitches.

   外科医生缝合了伤口。

vi.

1. 关闭；盖上；合上
   The door closes quietly.

   这门关起来不发出什么声音。

2. （商店等）关门，打烊
   The post office closes at 6.

   邮局六点关门。

3. （学校、医院等永久性地）关闭[（+down）]
4. 结束
   At eleven the conference closed.

   十一时大会结束。

5. 靠拢；愈合
   The wound has closed.

   伤口已愈合。

6. 收盘[Q]
   The company's shares closed high yesterday.

   昨天该公司股票收盘价上扬。

n.

1. 结束，终止[S]
   The national anthem was sung at the close of the meeting.

   会议结束时唱国歌。

a.

1. 近的，接近的[（+to）]
   His house is close to the factory.

   他家靠近该厂。

2. （关系）密切的，亲密的
   She is a close friend of theirs.

   她是他们的挚友。

3. 紧密的；狭窄的；紧身的
   They live in close quarters.

   他们的住房狭小。

4. 严密的，准确的
   Please pay close attention to where they go.

   请密切注意他们将去何处。

5. 不透气的，闷热的，沉闷的
   It's very close in this room.

   这房内十分闷热。

6. （尤指比赛）势均力敌的
   They are close in age.

   他们年龄相仿。

   That's a close baseball game.

   那是一场势均力敌的棒球赛。

7. 【语】（元音）闭的，封闭的
8. 【口】秘密的；嘴紧的，沉默的[F][（+about）]
   He is close about the experiment.

   他一点也不肯透露有关实验的情况。

9. 【口】吝啬的[F][（+with）]
   Everybody knows she is close with money.

   大家都知道她出手不大方。

ad.

1. 接近，靠近地[（+to）]
   They live close to the museum.

   他们住在靠近博物馆的地方。

2. 紧密地，紧紧地
   Anna followed close behind.

   安娜紧随在后。

n.

1. （尤指教堂的）院子
2. 【英】死路

adj.

1. only a short distance away or apart in space or time.
   ▸dense:

   close print.
   ▸ (close to) very near to (being or doing something).
2. denoting someone who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling.
   ▸on very affectionate or intimate terms.
   ▸(of a connection or resemblance) strong.
3. (of observation or examination) done carefully and thoroughly.
4. (of information) carefully guarded:
   a close secret.
   ▸not willing to give away money or information.
5. uncomfortably humid or airless.
6. Phonetics  another term for high (sense ⁷).

adv.

n.

1. Brit. a residential street without through access.
2. Brit. the precinct surrounding a cathedral.
3. Scottish an entry from the street to a common stairway or to a court at the back of a building.

v.

1. move so as to cover an opening.
2. (also close something up) bring two parts of (something) together.
   ▸make or become narrower or blocked:

   she felt her throat close up.
3. (close on/in on/up on) gradually get nearer to or surround.
   ▸ (close with) come near, especially so as to engage with (an enemy force).
   ▸ (close in) (of days) get successively shorter with the approach of the winter solstice.
4. (close around/over) encircle and hold.
5. bring or come to an end.
   ▸finish speaking or writing.
   ▸satisfactorily conclude (a business transaction).
6. (often close down/up) (of a business or other organization) cease to be open to the public or in operation.
7. make (an electric circuit) continuous.

n.

1. the end of an event or of a period of time or activity:
   the day drew to a close.
2. the shutting of a door.